OAKLAND (KCBS) – Two Oakland community benefit districts have told Mayor Jean Quan that it’s time to once again clear out the Occupy Oakland tent city at Frank Ogawa Plaza. The Downtown Oakland Association, and Lake Merritt Uptown District Association claim the city is being threatened by weak, confusing and inconsistent messages out of City Hall.

The two groups of large and small property owners have banded together for three years to improve downtown Oakland through self-imposed taxes. The improvements range from hanging plants, to welcoming businesses, to paying for the orange-vested maintenance and security ambassadors.

“What’s happened over the last few weeks has really started to erode some of that good work, and we don’t want to see that happen,” said Lake Merritt Uptown President Deborah Boyle.